Lisa La Bonte

Lisa is an entrepreneur/investor/advisor with career roots in Silicon Valley's tech/aerospace/defense industries. Subsequently launching a global advisory career as a Tokyo expat with first client, Shimizu, Japan's #1 E&C firm. Lisa's decade long advisory practice served multi-nationals in 21 nations. Overseas 20+ years, Lisa has planned, launched, and fixed businesses for Royalty, VVIP, sovereign wealth/PE funds, UHNWs/family offices, and her own. Along the way, Lisa's built 7 companies, raised over $225MM, introduced $8 billion of VC into emerging markets, served as an adviser to 150+ SMEs, four incubators and multiple VC funds. Lisa has invested (angel + VC LP) in 76 early-stage companies (internet, medical device, software). 18 exits by IPO (NASDAQ), 12 by M&A (NYSE+) Kn...